Vikes
New surface for UVic track
Media release
Order of Canada for Chappell and Shields
The Ring
Vikes Championship Breakfast 2015
The Ring
Walk of Excellence
Media release
Honorary degrees for the Shields
The Ring
UVic's popular running track at Centennial Stadium is getting a new surface this summer, thanks to funding from Western Economic Diversification Canada as part of Canada 150
Celebrates. The federal contribution is $254,000.
Sociologist Neena Chappell and legendary Vikes basketball coach Kathy Shields were two of 113 appointees named to the Order of Canada over the long Canada Day weekend for their
contributions to (and on) their respective fields and courts.
The Vikes Championship Breakfast is the largest fundraiser for the varsity programs, and this year, the annual event will be hosted in the CARSA performance gym, featuring
four-time Olympic triathlete Simon Whitfield as the keynote speaker. The even…
On Aug. 26, UVic unveiled the Lynda and Murray Farmer Walk of Excellence. The new showcase walkway in CARSA honours the legacy of former Chancellor Murray Farmer and his wife,
Lynda, and celebrates the talent, history and accomplishments of the Vikes.
Husband and wife coaching legends Kathy and Ken Shields, who led their teams to a combined 15 national basketball titles at the University of Victoria, accepted honorary doctor of
laws degrees from the university at a special convocation ceremony on Thursday morning.
